NGC 7460 is a barred spiral galaxy in Pisces, 81 million light-years away
NGC 7460 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 81 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.9 and spans 1.1′ × 49″ of sky, about 26,700 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7460 from Homam
Homam
NGC 7460
PISCES
NGC 7460 lies 9.9° southeast of Homam , the magnitude 3.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7460 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 88°S.
NGC 7460 is 81 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7460 tonight left it about 81 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7460
74 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7458, elliptical galaxy, 31′ NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 7459, galaxy pair, 4.5° NGC 7391, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 7460 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7460, 2MASX J23014291+0215489, IRAS 22591+0159, MCG +00-58-021, PGC 070287, SDSS J230142.87+021549.1, UGC 12312 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 01.7m Declination (J2000) +02° 16′ Magnitude 12.9 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 49″ Position angle 25° True size 26,700 light-years Distance 81 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,210 km/s, redshift 0.01076 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
